Dean, who set up Employment 2008 to help cut unemployment, arranged the breaks with the Liverpool arm of government initiative Sure Start and Arriva Coaches.

Dean arranged for four coaches to visit Rhyl Sun Centre, Blackpool, Camelot Theme Park and Chester Zoo on the four Sundays during August.

He said: "Many families do not have the opportunity to have a summer holiday, particularly in a household where no-one is in employment. It may not be Majorca, but I hope that children will all enjoy the next few Sundays."